NEWS ARCHIVE

THOMAS ROMA - PHOTOGRAPHER

BIDWELL VISITING ARTIST, LECTURE

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005 - 6pm

    Director of photography and associate professor at Columbia University’s School for the Arts, well-published photographer Thomas Roma will talk about his work which frequently narrates scenes from his native Brooklyn’s churches, subways and streets. As the featured Bidwell visiting artist, Thomas Roma's lecture will take place on Tuesday, November 15, 2005, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of Folk Hall, Myers School of Art. 

    Thomas Roma is a two-time Guggenheim Fellow, and has exhibited his photographs in solo shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography.  His work is in numerous collections, including The Art Institute of Chicago, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  He is also a founding contributing photographer to DoubleTake Magazine.  Roma’s monographs include Found in Brooklyn, Higher Ground, Come Sunday, Sunset Park, and Enduring Justice.

MIRROR OF THE WOOD:  A CENTURY OF THE WOODCUT PRINT IN FINLAND

NOVEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 2, 2005

Opening Reception, November 7, 5 pm - 6:30 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION -  NOVEMBER  9, 6pm

    “Mirror of the Wood:  A Century of the Woodcut Print in Finland” is an exhibition that evokes the aura of Finland - a place of pristine forests and lakes - whcih has distilled into a love of naturalness and aesthetic sophistication in the 70 prints by 39 artists that spans 100 years. The exhibition, curated by Karen Kunc of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is organized around four themes: mythical narrative, reflections on social life, nature, and wood as material and content. An opening reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the gallery atrium. 

       Discussing the relevance of the woodcut in contemporary art and the role of printmaking today, a panel discussion of printmaking professionals will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m., in the auditorium of Folk Hall.  On hand will be Maggie Denk-Leigh, Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Art; Liz Maugins, Zygote Press, Cleveland; Noel Reifel, Associate Professor of Art, Kent State University; Associate Professor Hui-Chu Ying, and Assistant Professor Charles Beneke (panel moderator), Myers School of Art, The University of Akron,  In conjunction with the panel discussion and exhibition, an exchange of both faculty and artists’ portfolios from northeast Ohio, and students’ portfolios from the Myers School of Art, Kent State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Cleveland State University will be on display.

    The “Mirror of the Wood” exhibition is part of a national tour through 2005 which includes venues such as the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Carleton College Art Gallery in Northfield, Minnesota,  Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Eisentrager•Howard Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


PIECES OF MY MIND:  RECENT PAINTINGS BY PATRICIA ZINSMEISTER PARKER

OCTOBER 10-28, 2005

    Patricia Zinsmeister Parker has been at the forefront of the art world in Northeast Ohio for the past three decades. Her innovative approach to painting, largely classified as abstract figuration, will be on exhibition at the Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, (The University of Akron) in Folk Hall from October 10-28, 2005.

    This solo exhibition entitled: "Pieces of My Mind:  Recent Paintings by Patricia Zinsmeister Parker" encompasses mixed media painting, assemblage, color prints, and works on paper mounted in Plexiglas.  For the opening on Oct. 10, Parker will give a free public gallery talk about her work beginning at 6 p.m., followed by a reception.

    Parker creates highly evocative and poetic images by combining simple, quirky forms with gestural brushwork.  Over the last fifteen years her method of construction in her paintings has evolved from manipulating paint on the surface of the canvas to experimentation by adding elements in relief.  The addition of these architectural elements results in dynamic compositions that invade the space between the viewer and the traditional picture plane.

    Parker was an adjunct professor of painting for many years at the Myers School of Art and has been an active arts supporter and participant in the greater Ohio art scene.

PBS ART:21 FILM SCREENING

Preview "Power", a one-hour segment from the third season of the provacative PBS Series "Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century" at the Myers School of Art, The University of Akron, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m.  Each segment profiles four contemporary working artists who build living culture with each painting, sculpture, photograph or installation they create. The full series will run on PBS this fall.  As a collaborative event with Kent State University,  the segment "Play" will preview at the Art Building on the campus of Kent State on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m.  Both are free and open to the public.

MYERS SCHOOL OF ART AWARDS CEREMONY
Dates: Monday, April 18, 2005, 4 p.m.
Place: Gallery Atrium – Folk Hall.
Reception immediately follows

MAN AND BEAST

Part II of the Regional Collections
Dates: The Opening reception will be Monday, April 4, 2005 from 4:30-7:30 pm. Reception is FREE and open to the public.

Show goes from April 4 - 27
Place: Emily Davis Gallery

Further Information:  The University of Akron’s Mary Schiller
Myers School of Art announces a major show in the Emily Davis Gallery titled “Man and Beast, Part II of Regional Collections,” from April 4 to April 27, 2005. Curated by Art Professor Mark Soppeland, the exhibition examines the relationships between humans and animals, and raises questions about the distinctions and definitions of arts, crafts, commodities and artifacts. An opening reception on April 4th from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Gallery is free and open to the public.
The “Man and Beast” exhibition presents a historically and culturally diverse range of attitudes in the use of animal imagery in art, craft, and design, and encompasses a wide range of related fields including industrial design, fashion and furniture design.

PAINTING THE TOWN
Create an Innovative Paint Scheme to Make a House in Akron a Work of Art
Dates: The Opening reception will be Friday, May 13, 2005 from 4-8 pm.
The awards ceremony will be Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 4 p.m.
Place: The Painting the Town Exhibition will be held at the Akron-Summit County Library.

Registration Information :  Click here to Download the files and PDF form.

SENIOR BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBITION
Dates: May 2-5, 2005
Place: Emily Davis Gallery– Folk Hall.
Reception is Monday May 2, 4:30-7:30p.m.
Further Information: Free and open to the public. The Senior BFA Graphic Design Exhibition showcases the graphic design portfolios of 23 graduating seniors, and will include both print and web-based works. Five students in the exhibition have received awards from outside juried competitions for their design work.

ANNUAL FINE ARTS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL 2004

Dates: Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. 
Thursday, December 2, 2004 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Place: Folk Hall, 150 E. Exchange St., Myers School of Art, The University of Akron

Reception:  6 p.m. – 9. p.m.  Free food and refreshments.  No admission fee

Raffle for student work, and silent auction for faculty work – Proceeds to benefit Jr. League of Akron “Children Who Witness Violence Art Program”.            

For Sale :  Original designs from various disciplines, such as jewelry, ceramics, photography, prints, paintings, sculpture, and giftware.

ART ON THE ARC
Date: Tuesday November 23, 2004, 1p.m.
Place: In the green space between Wolf Ledges Parkway, Arc Drive, and East
Exchange Street

More Information:  Student artists, under the direction of Laila Voss, an assistant lecturer at The University of Akron's Mary Schiller Myers School of Art, university administrators and city officials.

Dedicating a temporary installation of public works of art that represent
different aspects of Akron's history, including the rubber industry, paper
dolls, marbles, and archaeology.

This is the first installation of public art planned for the Wolf Ledges
Arc. In the future, new groups of art students will create works for similar, temporary installations at the site.

Funding is being provided by University Park Alliance, an initiative of
community partners to help revitalize the neighborhoods around the University, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

HANGING STAINED GLASS ART AT STAN HYWET HALL
Program: Arts LIFT
Dates: Wednesday June 14 - Friday July 8, 2004
Place: Folk Hall, 150 E. Exchange St., Akron, on The University of Akron Campus, Myers School of Art, Emily Davis Gallery, and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, OH.
Through a generous bequest of Lola Isroff, a local arts advocate, and in cooperation with Stan Hywet Hall, the art education department at The University of Akron's Mary Schiller Myers School of Art presents Arts LIFT 2004, a juried, summer arts program designed to enrich the lives of high school students in the Akron Public Schools.

3D: DEVILISH, DECADENT & DELICIOUS
Emily Davis Gallery
March 29, 2004 - April 21, 2004
The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art and the Emily Davis Gallery at The University of Akron present an invitational exhibition titled "3-D: Devilish, Decadent, Delicious." Funded in part by The Myers School of Art Gallery Circle, the Folk Grant, the Myers Grant and Pauline Franks, the exhibition will display works in the mediums of ceramics, metals and sculpture by eight national artists. In coordination with this exhibit, James Yood, a professor at Northwestern University, will give a lecture titled "The Grotesque in Art" on Saturday April 17, 2004 at 3pm. A reception will follow from 4-6 pm. The exhibit and lecture are free and open to the public. lecture are free and open to the public. The Emily Davis Gallery is located in Folk Hall at 150 E. Exchange St., Akron. For further information or directions, please call 330.972.5951

AWARDS CEREMONY
Monday, April 19 at 4 p.m.
Lecture: February 02, 2004 @ 6 p.m.
Each Spring, the Myers School of Art holds an awards ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of students within the school. The ceremony awards include scholar-ships, grants and awards for outstanding faculty. All are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.



TYPE + FOTO + GRAFIK = SWISS POSTERS
Christopher Hoot
Associate Professor
The exhibition, type ± foto + grafik = swiss posters, spans close to 80 years (1934-2001) and includes 150 works of over 50 Swiss educated graphic designers.

The extreme size of the Swiss World format (Weltformatt) poster measures 90.5 cm x 128 cm (approx. 35.5" x 50.25") and is a proportion of 1: 1.414 (square root of 2). These human-scaled posters demand attention and draw passersby into the realm of graphic abstraction through formal reduction on the one hand, and richly-textured, multi-layered photomontages on the other. The communicative power of these visual statements lies in the inventive integration of type, image and graphic elements into appropriate yet compelling form.

Posters in this exhibition are organized into groups according to subject matter: cinema, photography and video, architecture, theatre and performance, politics, public service, art, applied art, classical music and jazz. This arrangement allows viewers to visually compare various approaches to similar subjects through different styles, eras and processes.

This exhibition represents only a portion of the collection of Swiss graphic design procured by Tom Strong of New Haven, Connecticut, who is a graduate of the Yale Graphic Design Program (MFA 1962) and a partner of Strong Cohen Graphic Design. The exhibtion was curated by Associate Professor Chistopher Hoot. type ± foto + grafik = swiss posters will run in The University of Akron's Emily Davis Gallery from January 12 through February 7. A closing reception will be held February 2 at 7 p.m., following Bruno Monguzzi's lecture.